TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said it had led a $1 billion investment in U.S. financial technology startup SoFi, calling it the largest single financing round in the fintech space to date. The deal is the latest in the secto...

The US is leading the world in fintech investing.
Again.
Have a look at the chart, provided to Business Insider by Accenture and the Partnership Fund for New York City.
The rate of the value of startup financings rose nearly 200% fr...

New York has traditionally been the hub of finance while Silicon Valley has the tech industry covered, but the tide of money is turning, and in fintech — the intersection of those two fields — New York is coming out on top.
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Fintech is huge in the UK. In 2015, over £901 million in VC funding was invested in UK fintechs, according to Innovate Finance. And the UK government is keen to amplify this trend — Prime Minister David Cameron even signed a fintech...